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More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador

Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations, including Georgia’s bishops, are urging the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it expires in September.

• Faith carries Catholics who lost family in 9/11 attacks

  

  By SIMONE ORENDAIN, OSV News
  Published August 20, 2026

  As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks draws near, Catholics who lost family members at the World Trade Center share how their faith has carried them through the years.

• Interest surges in beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

  

  By KATIE YODER, OSV News
  Published July 21, 2026

  The Savannah venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and the world.

• DOJ to join Dominicans’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities

  

  By KURT JENSEN, OSV News
  Published June 30, 2026

  The Department of Justice has moved to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against New York state filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed palliative care program for the dying poor.